New International Version NIV
The Darby Translation DBY
1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
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{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he shows us his mercy.
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Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.
3 Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.
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Be gracious unto us, O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.
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Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.